Coin-handling device.



I. F. BIDWELL, H. M. FLAVEL, E. E. HENRY & L. C. McLEOD.

COIN HANDLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED reu.12.191s. RENEWED NOV. 21. 1916.

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COIN HANDLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-12. I916. RENEWED NOV. 21, 1918.

1,21 1,530. Patented Jan. 9, 1917.

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attozneq llldlifi PATENT @Fhilfi IRWIN F. BIDWELL, HARRY M. FLAVEL, EUGENE E. HENRY, AND LESTER C. MGLEOD, 0F ASTORIA, OREGON.

COIN-HANDLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 191%.

Application filed February 12, 1916, Serial No. 77,967. Renewed November 27, 1916. Serial No. 133,815.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, IRWIN F. BIDwnLL, IIAI-ZRY M. Fnnvnn, Euonnn E. HENRY, and LESTER C. MoLnon, citizens of the United States, residing at Astoria, in the county of Clatsop and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Handling De'ices of which the fol lowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in coin handling devices and has relation more particularly to a device 'of this general character especially designed and adapted for use as a change maker; and an object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind having novel and improved means whereby the requisite change may be computed and delivered in substantially an automatic manner.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character hav ing novel and improved .means whereby change of a fixed valuation may be substantially automatically computed and delivered minus a predetermined valuation of a purchase or the like.

Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character having novel and improved means whereby the various movable parts may be returned to their normal positions before a complete operation of the device is eiiected and which is especially desirable in such instances when certain of the keys comprised in the device may be erroneously operated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved coin handling device including a receptacle into which the coins are delivered and having a discharge opening which is automatically closed upon an initial operation of the device and which automatically opened when the device resets.

It is a still further object of the/invention to provide a device of this general character including a plurality of coin containers having coacting therewith novel and improved mechanism whereby the coins may be ejected from the containers and whereby portions of said ejecting mechanism may be rendered inoperative independently of the remainder of the mechanism.

The invention also has for an object to able torender portions of the ejecting mechanism inoperative so that the change delivered by the ejecting mechanism will be minus a predetermined valuation of a purchase or the like.

The invention also contemplates for an object to provide a novel and improved deducting mechanism consisting of a plurality of independently movable keys having coacting means whereby certain of the keys are locked against movement upon operation of one of the keys and whereby the operation of a particular key renders the remainder of the keys inoperative.

The invention also hasfor its object to provide a novel and improved device of this general character wherein the ejecting mechanism comprises a plurality of independently operating keys and whereby the depression of a key of one valuation will render inoperative certain of the keys of a lesser valuation.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of our improved coin handling device whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims.

In order that our invention may be the better understood, we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a front elevational view illustrating a coin changing device constructed in accordance with an. embodiment of our invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the device as herein disclosed, with the coin containers and front plate removed, the ejecting lugs 10 being also omitted; Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through the device at a point intermediate the ejecting mechanism and the deducting mechanism; Fig. 4 is a view in top plan of our device as herein embodied with the top plate and containers removed; Fi 5 is a fragmentary view in rear elevatiOIl of certain of the rock arms comprised in the ejector mechanism as herein disclosed and illustrating certain details; Fig. 6 is a view in elevation taken at the deducting end of the device with the end plate removed; Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view in elevation of the resetting or rectifying mechanism as herein included; Fig. 8 is a view in top plan of the locking member herein disclosed as coacting with the deducting bars; Fig. 9 is a view in plan of the dog for holding the de ducting bars at the limit of their operating movement; Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating certain details relative to the deducting bars; Fig. 11 is a fragmentary view in end elevation illustrating the operating means for the controlling member or dog for the receiving chute; Fig. 12 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in section and partly in side elevation illustrating a means for locking the change keys against depression; Fig. 13 is a view in front elevation of the device as illustrated in Fig. 12; and Fig. 14 is a view partly in section and partly in top plan of the structure disclosed in Figs. 12 and 13.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes a casing of predetermined configuration and having operatively supported thereabove the coin containers at, b, 0, cl, 6, f and g, herein disclosed as comprised in a single member 2 and capable of detachable engagement with the upper wall of the casing 1 so that the same may be removed or applied when desired. As any conventional means may be used for locking the member 2 to the casing 1, a detailed description or illustration thereof is believed to be unnecessary. The lower portions of the coin containers are provided with the discharge openings 3 of a vertical dimension in accordance with the coin or coins to be discharged therethrough and the coins ejected from the containers are adapted to drop within the chute 4: herein disclosed as secured to the forward face of the casing 1 and having its bottom wall inclined downwardly and having the end wall of the chute immediately adjacent the lower end of the inclined bottom provided with the delivery opening 5 adapted to be closed by the vertically movable door or valve 6. The door or valve 6 is adapted to operate in substantially an automatic manner and the details of such operation will be hereinafter more particularly referred to.

The top of the casing 1 is provided with the guide grooves 7 disposed below the coin containers, the base of each container, as particularly illustrated in Fig. 3, being provided with a slot 8 in communication with the coacting groove 7. Mounted within each of the grooves 7 is an ejector member comprising a fiat plate 9 and an upstanding lug 10 adapted to engage the coin or coins within the chute and to force the same therefrom upon outward movement of the plate 9. We have found it of advantage in practice to have the grooves 7 substantially T-shape in form and it will also be observed that the rear portions of the member 2 above the grooves 7 are provided with the slots 11 as particularly shown in Fig. 3 for the passage of the upstanding lugs 10. The inner or rear end portion of each of the plates 9 has pivotally engaged therewith, as at 12, the operating rod 14 extending rearwardly of the casing 1 and provided in its under edge at a predetermined point thereon with the recess or notch 15 adapted to accommodate the laterally disposed pin 16' carried by the upstanding rock arm 17 loosely mounted on the shaft 18 operatively supported by the casing 1 adjacent the rear face thereof and disposed longitudinally of the casing.

Projecting laterally from the rock arm 17 intermediate the length thereof is a pin or projection 19 disposed through a longitudinally disposed slot 20 produced in the inner extremity of the rod or bar 21, the forward extremity whereof being pivotally engaged, as at 22, with the upstanding arm 23 of the key 24: loosely mounted on the shaft 25 operatively supported by the casing 1 and disposed longitudinally thereof. The key 24 projects exterior-1y of the casing through a slot 26 produced in the forward face of the casing and is pr ided at its outer free extremity with the head or cap 27 having produced thereon a predetermined money valuation. As herein disclosed, the valuations on the several heads or caps '27 are given in succession as five cents, ten cents, twentyfive cents, fifty cents,'one dollar and five dollars, said valuations being identified on the caps 27 in any manner which best suits the requirements of practice. We also wish it to be understood that we do not desire to limit ourselves to these particular valuations but the present arrangement as dis closed is believed to be sufiicient to give an understanding as to the purpose and operation of our device.

As is believed to be self-evident, depression of a key 24 will cause an outward movement of a corresponding ejector or plate 9 resulting in the discharge of a coin or coins within the coacting container or cylinder.

In the present embodiment of our invention, the key of the least valuation is arranged at the left hand end of the casing 1 and in order that upon depression of a'key the coacting arm 17 and the arms 17 coacting with the keys at of a less valuation will be caused to operate in unison, we provide the arms 17 at points intermediate their lengths with the laterally disposed fingers 28 extending in the same general direction and to the left with the fingercarried by each i key overlying the adjacent key of a lesser valuation. This arrangement is particularly illustrated in Fig. t and it will be ob- "erved that in order to maintain the rock arms 17 in line, we have threaded through the free end portions of each of the fingers 28 the adjacent screw 29 coacting with the adjacent arm 17 in a manner and for a pur pose which is believed to be self-evident. By this arrangement of the fingers 28, it will be seen that should it be desired to obtain change to the valuation of one dollar, it is only necessary to depress the key 94: provided with the valuation indicating one dollar, whereupon all of the ejector-s or plates 9 will'be caused to move outwardly which will result in the discharge of the coins from the container coacting with this particular key and from the containers coacting with keys of less valuation. It might be well to state at this time that the containers a, b and 0 each discharges a nickle or five cent piece, the container (Z a dime or ten cent piece, the container 6 a quarter or twenty-five cent piece, the container f a half dollar or a cent piece and the container g four silver dollars at one operation. It is also to be understood that the rock arm 17 coacting with the container 0 is not operated under the influence of a key 4. It will thus be seen that should change for ten cents be desired, a single coin will be ejected from the containers (4 and 6 upon depression of the key 2 1 of a ten cent valuation but in the event of chan e being required to the value of twenty-five cents, coins will be ejected from the containers a, b, 0 and (Z. It is also I to be observed at this time that the arm 23 of each of the keys 2-1 is fixed to the hub 30 thereof and which permits the arm to be properly positioned or extended in order to coact with the desired rock arm 17 The ejectors or plates 9, as herein embodied, are normally maintained in their retracted or inoperative position, as particularly illustrated in Fig. 3, under the influence of the retractable members 31, herein disclosed as coil springs, each of said springs having one extremity anchored, as at 32, to the rear wall of one of the arms 17 while the opposite extremity is anchored, as at 33, to the bar or strip 342 disposed longitudinally of the casing 1 and secured to the rear portion thereof adjacent the base thereof.

Each of the rods 14 is provided at its inner or rear extremity with a depending tail or extension 35 provided with a laterally disposed pin or projection 36 overlying the upper edge of a. cam bar 37 pivotally engaged with an upstanding rock arm 38 coacting with the shafts 39 rotatably supported by the casing 1 adjacent the bottom thereof and disposed longitudinally of the casing. The arm 38 coacting with the container bis fixed to the forward shaft 39,

the arm 38 coacting with the container 0 being fixed to the second shaft 39 and the arm 38 coacting with the container-(Z being fixed to the third shaft 39, while the remainder of the arms 38 are loosely mounted upon the first or forward shaft 39. The fourth shaft 39 is provided with an upstanding rock arm 10 which is operatively engaged with the arm 38 coacting with the container 6 by the rigid link 4C1. The fifth shaft 39 is provided with an upstanding rock arm a2 operatively engaged by the link 37 a with the arm 12 fixed to the hub 38 of the arm 38 coacting with the container f and the sixth shaft 39 is provided with an upstanding rock arm 14: connected with the rock arm 38 coacting with the container a by the interposed rigid link 4.5. It is to be observed that the rock arms 40, L2 and 4 1 are arranged in parallelism with their coacting arms 38 and that the pivotal connections of the links ell, 3 and 45 with the rock arms 4O, 42 and 4A and the corresponding arms 38 are such as to cause the arms 38, 40, 42 and 4% to remain in parallelism at all times.

It is to be stated that the fifth shaft 39 does not extend the entire length of the frame but has its inner end terminating to the right of the first rock arm 17 as is believed to be clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The inner or rear extremity of each of the bars 37 rests upon and is operatively supported by the elongated member 46 disposed longitudinally of the casing 1 adjacent the rear thereof and the bar 37 is provided at its rear or inner end with the depending lug 47 adapted to engage the member 4:6 whereby the outward movement of the bar 37 is limited. In advance of but in close proximity to the lug 47, the bar 37 is provided with the cam 18 adapted to coact with the member 46 whereby it will be readily perceived that upon inward movement of the bar 37, the resultant rise of the inner extremity of the bar 37 owing to the coaction between the member 46 and the cam 48 will cause the rod 14C to move upwardly a distance sufficient to free the bar 1% from the pin 16 whereby it will be perceived that the rod lei, when elevated, will remain idle during the rocking movement of the arm 17.

The rear or inner extremity of the rod 14: is provided with an upstanding lip or lug 49 adapted, when the head 1% is disengaged from the pin 16, to engage the lock bar 50 disposed longitudinally of the casing 1 and supported by the top thereof whereby it will be perceived that forward movement of the plate 9 is prevented. We also find it of advantage to secure to the rear face of the easing 1 adjacent the top thereof the longitudinally disposed bar 51 adapted to engage the rod. 14: and serve as a stop therefor to prevent the same from receding too far when the rod 14 is disengaged from the pin 16. The rear of the casing 1 is also provided with the inwardly disposed stops 52 coacting with the rock arm 17 whereby the same are held against rearward movement under the influence of the retractile member 31 when the rods 14 are disengaged from the pins 16. Each of the cam bars 37 is provided at a predetermined point thereon inwardly of its rear end with the laterally disposed projection 53 adapted to be engaged by the coacting arm 17 upon its for ward movement whereby the deducting mechanism to be hereinafter more particularly referred to, is automatically reset.

Each of the rods 39 adjacent the right hand end of the casing 1 is provided with a rock frame 54 as particularly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 6 adapted to be engaged by a finger 55 depending from a rod 56 operatively supported by the casing 1 and adapt ed for reciprocatory movement and projecting exteriorly of the casing at the front thereof. The projected portion of each of the rods 56 is provided with a head or cap 57, one of said heads or caps being provided with a money valuation of five cents, while the remainder of said caps are provided with a money valuation of ten cents or a multiple of ten. The rear or inner extremities of the rods or deducting bars 56 are slidably supported by the guides 58 whereby said rods or bars are maintained in predetermined spaced relation but capable of requisite endwise movement. Each of the bars or rods 56 is maintained normally at the limit of its movement toward the front of the casing 1 bythe retractablemembers59 coacting therewith in a conventional manner and as is particularly illustrated in Fig. 5. It is also to be noted that the fingers 55 are disposed in advance of the frames 54.

Should it be desired to deduct the amount of a purchase, say forty cents, and receive the correct change, it is only necessary to force inwardly the deducting bar or rod 56 identified by the valuation 40 and to depress the key 24 identified by the valuation corresponding to the amount received, for example fifty cents, wherupon two five cent pieces will be discharged from the containers a and Z) and the containers 0, d and e are cut out. In pushing the rod or bar 56 inwardly, it slides rearwardly over the rock frames 54 while the fingers 55 depending from the rod or bar coact with the proper rock frames and rock rearwardly the corresponding shafts 39 whereupon the corresponding rods 14 are elevated and rendered inoperative upon the depression of the key 24. Should the amount of the purchase be forty-five cents, the bar or rod 56 identified by the valuation of five cents is also depressed or moved inwardly whereupon the container or magazine is cut out which results in the discharge of a single coin from the container 7) upon depression of the key 24 identified by the valuation of fifty cents.

The rods or deducting bars 56 intermediate their length are provided with the upstanding lugs 60 arranged in transversealinement and with which the dog or locking member 61 is adapted to coact, said dog or looking member being pivotally mounted upon the shaft 62 disposed longitudinally of the casing 1. The dog 61 is also provided with a rearwardly directed cam tail 63 adapted to be engaged by the upstanding projections 64 also carried by the deducting bars or rods 56 and positioned rearwardly of the lugs 60. It will be perceived that upon a deducting bar or rod 56 being forced inwardly, the projections 64 will serve to lift the cam tail 63 and to bring the dog or locking member 61 in operative relation relative to the lugs 60 so that the pressing inwardly of a second bar or rod 56 is prevented as the remainder of said bars or rods are locked in their neutral or forward positions. As illustrated in Fig. 10, it is to be noted that the lug 60 is of a height less than the lugs on the remaining bars so that the five cent deducting bar locks the remainder of the bars if pressed first, but permits it to be used in connection with any other bar or rod of any denominations of ten cents so that a deduction of five cents may be added to any of the other bars, with the exception of the dollar bar 56. On the dollar deducting bar the rear projection 64 is considerably higher than the other so that the locking member 61 is lowered a distance suficient to lock all of the remaining rods or bars 56 including the five cent deducting bar. In regard to the deducting bars of the denominational valuation of ten or the multiple of ten, it is to be observed that the projections 64 are of such a height as to cause the locking member or dog 61 to just come down far enough to engage and lock the rods or bars 56 through the medium of the lugs 60.

65 denotes a shaft also disposed longitudinally of the casing 1 and arranged above the deducting bars or rods 56 and loosely mounted thereon for limited rockingmovement is the dog 66 adapted to engage a shoulder 67 formed in the upper edge of a deducting bar or rod 56 whereby the same is maintained against return movement until a key 24 has been depressed to complete the operation of the device; The requisite rocking movement is imparted to the shaft 65 through the medium of the rock arm 68 carried thereby which is directed rearwardly and terminating in a cam end 69 resting upon a lateral projection 70 carried by the rock arm 17 coacting with the container at and whereby it will be perceived that as said arm 17 rocks inwardly, suflicient upward rocking movement will be imparted to the shaft 68 as to disengage the same from the deducting bar or rod with which the dog 66 may be in locking engagement. Also loosely carried by the shaft 65 is a supplemental locking dog '71 provided with a laterally disposed lip 7 2 overlying the dog 66, said dog 71 being at all times free to engage the deductingbar or rod 56 of the five cent valuation without lifting the dog 66, but it will be observed that the dog 66 when elevated also releases the dog 71. This is necessary when it is desired to employ the five cent deducting bar or rod in addition to one of the deducting bars or rods 56 of a valuation of ten cents or a multiple of ten.

The arm 38 mounted upon the first shaft 39 is provided with a depending extension 73 and loosely mounted on the first shaft 89 to one side of each of these arms 38 is a substantially L-shape member 7 4 having its foot 75 overlying the extension 7 3 and adapted for contact therewith preferably through the medium of the adjustable member 76 whereby the requisite upward throw may be imparted to the stem 77 upon rearward movement of the arms 38 so that the hook 78 of the stem 77 may engage the laterally disposed pin or projection 79 carried by the arm 23 of the coacting key 24. The stem 7 7 is provided with a laterally extending finger 77 which underlies the stem 77 of the member 74 coacting with the adjacent arm 38 of less valuation. By this arrangement, it will be perceived that upon inward rocking movement being imparted to an arm 38 mounted on the first shaft 39, all of the operating keys 24 of valuation less than the key 24 to be operated will be locked against depression.

As is particularly illustrated in Fig. 4, it is to be noted that the arm 38 carried by the second shaft 39 has its hub 99 provided with the upstanding rock arm 100. Pivotally engaged with said rock arm 100 is a link 102 also pivotally engaged with the rock arm 103 carried by the hub 104 of the stem 7 7, coacting with the pin or projection 79 carried by the arm 23 of the key 24, identified by 253 80 denotes a rectifying or resetting bar mounted within the casing for reciprocal movement transversely thereof and is provided with the depending fingers 81 adapted to engage the rock frames 54 at their inner sides whereby it will be perceived that in the event of a bar orrod 56 being forced inwardly through error, the mechanism of the device may be reset. As herein embodied, the necessary forward movement of the resetting or rectifying bar 80 is obtained through the medium of the bar 82 having its forward extremity pivotally engaged with the rock arm 83 extending upwardly from the hub 84 of the rectifying key 85, said hub 84 being loosely mounted upon the shaft 25, hereinbefore referred to. The opposite end portion of the bar 82 is pivotally engaged, as at 86, with the finger 87 depending from the rod 88 pivotally engaged at one end, as at 89, to the bar or rod 80 and adapted for rocking movement transversely thereof, the extent of movement of said rod 88 being limited by the pin 90 carried by the rod or bar 80 and disposed through the slot 91 formed within the rod 88. It will be per ceived that upon depression of the key 85, the rod 88 will be initially raised to engage the pawl 66 so that the deducting bars or rods 56 may be returned to their normal or neutral positions upon the forward movement of the rectifying or resetting bar 80. The bar or rod 80 is maintained in its rearward or neutral position through the medium of the retractible member 92 coacting therewith in a manner which is believed to be self-evident and which is particularly illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawings.

The rock arm 17 coacting with the con tainer a is provided with a lateral extension 93 extending exteriorly of the left hand end of the casing 1 through the slot 93 produced in said end and said extension or projection 93 is operatively engaged with the rigid link 94 also pivotally engaged with the upstanding arm of the bell lever 95 pivotally engaged to the outer face of the left hand end of the casing, as at 96, with its lower or substantially horizontal arm 97 loosely disposed be readily received within the hand of the i operator when the parts of our improved device return to their normal or neutral positions.

It is to be observed in our improved device that the change keys pay out from five cents to five dollars, while amounts from five cents to one dollar may be deducted.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that coin handling device constructed in accordance with our invention is of an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious that our invention is susceptible of some change and modification without material departure from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying our our invention in practice.

We claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a coin container, a chute into which the container discharges, said chute being provided with a delivery opening, a closure member movable relative to said opening, means for ejecting a coin from the container, saidmeans including a rock arm, a bell lever mounted for rocking movement and having one arm engaged with the closure member, and a link operatively engaged with the rock arm of the operating means and with the second arm of the bell lever whereby the closure member is adjusted into closedposition upon movement of the rock arm in one direction and adjusted to open position upon movement of the rock arm in an opposite direction.

2. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of coin containers, an

tors for rendering a predetermined number of ejectors inoperative, said deducting mechanism comprising a plurality of movable bars capable of independent operation, lugs carried by the bars, the lug of one bar being of a height different from the heights of the lugs of the remainder of the bars, a pivoted dog common to each of the bars and engageable with the lugs for forcing the dog in contact with certain of the lugs of the bars upon movement of a single bar 1n one direction, said dog being provided with a tail common to the bars, and an additional lug carried by each of the bars coacting with the tail of the dog for forcing the dogtoward the bars upon movement of a single bar in one direction.

3. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of coin containers, an ejector coacting with each of the containers and independently operable to e ect, a deducting mechanism coacting with the ej ectors for rendering a predetermined number of ejectors inoperative, said deducting mechanism comprising a plurality of movable bars capable of independent operation, lugs carried by the bars, the lug of one bar being of a height different from the heights of the lugs of the remainder of the bars, a pivoted dog common to each of the bars and engageable with the lugs for forcing the dog in contact with certain of the lugs of the bars upon movement of a single bar in one direction, said dog being provided with a tail common to the bars, and an additional lug carried by each of the bars coacting with the tail of the dog for forcing the dog toward the bars upon movement of a single bar in one direction, said tail serving to maintain the dog normally elevated relative to the bars.

t. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of coin containers, an ejector coacting with each of the containers and independently operable to eject, a deducting mechanism coacting with the ejectors for rendering a predetermined number of ejectors inoperative, said deducting mechanism comprising a plurality of movable bars capable of independent operation, a locking dog common to certain of the bars for holding a bar against return movement after being moved from neutral position, means for disengaging the dog. from the bars upon operation of an ejector, and a supplemental dog coacting with the remainder of the bars and provided with an extension overlying the. first named dog whereby movement of the first named dog serves to elevate the supplemental dog and whereby the remainder of the bars are capable of movement from neutral position when the first named bars are locked.

5. A device of the character described comprising a plurality of coin containers, an ejector coacting with each of the con tainers and independently operable to eject, a deducting mechanism coacting with the ejectors for rendering a predetermined number of ejectors inoperative, said deducting mechanism comprising a plurality of movable bars capable of independent operation, a locking dog common to certain of the bars for holding a bar against return movement after being moved from neutral position, means for disengaging the dog from the bars upon operation of an ejector, said dog being capable of limited movement independently of the operating means therefor, and a resetting bar coacting with the deductor bars and operable to return the deductor bars to neutral position, said resetting bar being provided with means for disengaging the dog from the deductor bars upon operation of the resetting bar to return the deductor bars to neutral position.

6. A deviceof the character described comprising a plurality of coin containers, an ejector coacting with each of the containers and independently operable to eject, a deducting mechanism coacting with the ejectors for rendering a predetermined number of ejectors inoperative, said deducting mechanism comprising a plurality of movable bars capable of independent operation, a locking dog common to certain of the bars for holding a bar against return movement after being moved from neutral position,

means for disengaging the dog from the bars upon operation of an ejector, said dog being capable of limited movement independently of the operating means therefor, 7

a resetting bar coacting with the deductor bars and operable to return the deductor bars to neutral position, a member pivotally engaged with the resetting bar and capable of limited swinging movement relative to the resetting bar, and operating means for the resetting bar engaged with the pivoted member whereby said pivoted member is initially moved upon operation of the operating means for the resetting bar, said pivoted member when elevated contacting with the dog and disengaging the same from the deducting bars.

7. A device of the character described comprising a container, an ejecting means for the container, operating means for the ejector including a key provided with a rock arm, a lateral extension carried by the rock arm, a deducting mechanism coacting with the ejecting means and including a rock arm, a member rotatably supported independently of the rock arm of the deducting mechanism, and coacting means carried by the rock arm of the deducting mechanism and the lock member whereby the lock memher is adjusted into engagement with the lateral extension of the rock arm of the key upon movement of the rock arm of the deducting mechanism in one direction.

8. A device of the character described including a coin container, an ejector coacting therewith, a rock arm, means for imparting movement to the rock arm, a projection carried by the rock arm, a rod operatively engaged with the ejector and provided with a recess to accommodate the projection of the rock arm whereby the ejector may be moved in unison with the rock arm, an endwise movable bar upon movement in one direction coacting with the rod for moving the same independently of the rock arm whereby the projection of the rock arm is unseated from within the recess of the rod, means for imparting endwise movement to the bar, a member disposed in a direction angular to the longitudinal aXis of the bar and on which said bar rests, a lug depending from the bar and engageable with the member for limiting the movement of the bar in one direction, said bar being provided with a cam coacting with the member for elevating the rod to unseat the projection carried by the rock arm from the recess in the rod, a lip extending from the rod, and a stationary member with which said lip engages when the rod is elevated to hold the ejector against movement. i

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

IRWIN F. BIDWELL. HARRY M. FLAVEL. EUGENE E. HENRY. LESTER G. MoLEOD.

iVitnesses:

EDW. C. JUDD, LENA H. Moonn.

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